A new update has been released for Linux kernel 4.x

Jun 30, 2015 07:16 GMT  ·  By

The latest version of the stable Linux kernel, 4.1.1, has been released by Greg Kroah-Hartman, making this the latest and the most advanced version available. It's not a large update , but that usually happens with the early versions.

The Linux kernel 4.x branch was made available by Linux Torvalds just a week ago, and the developers have been quick to push the first update out the door. It might not look like a big thing, but Linux kernel maintainers don't usually release a new update unless it's important enough. As usual, after Linus launches a new version, the maintenance for it is picked up by Greg Kroah-Hartman, and he will continue to provide updates for it for a long time.

What's even better, Linux kernel 4.x has been dubbed an LTS version, which means that it will be supported for much longer than the regular ones. The fact that the maintainers announced it before the actual release allows other devs to plan the integration of said kernel in their distros or projects.

What's new in Linux kernel 4.1.1

“I'm announcing the release of the 4.1.1 kernel. All users of the 4.1 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 4.1.y git tree can be found at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-4.1.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary,” said Greg Kroah-Hartman in an email announcement.

If you are using any of the versions released until now, you might consider an update to the latest version. According to the changelog, support has been added for ATOL FPrint fiscal printers, more Broadwell model numbers have been added, an overflow warning with 32-bit binutils has been fixed,

A complete list of changes in this branch of the kernel can be found in the official announcement. You can download Linux kernel 4.1.1 right now from Softpedia, but please keep in mind that this is the source package, and you will have to compile it.